Bojnice Spa - History
The first written record about the
Bojnice thermal springs is preserved in the document of the King
Koloman. It dates back to the year 1113 and was filed at the Zobor
Abbay. The thermal springs in Bojnice are mentioned in this document as
fons fervidus (hot springs). As early as this time the spa with its
springs was used for curative treatment.

The Bojnice Castle has come a long
way in its rich history, from its beginnings at the time of the reign
of the King Koloman through the times of monarchs following him: Bela
IV, Matus Cak Trenciansky, Jan Korvin, the Thurzo and Palfy families.
From among these feudals and owners of the castle Alex Thurzo from
Betlanovce was the first who founded the spa in the first half of the
16th century.
The first written record about the Bojnice Spa dates back to the year
1549. Its author Juraj Werhner describes it as water tanks with varied
temperature of water. After the reconstruction of the Spa by Pavol
Palffy the document from the year 1671 says that there were five pools
under one roof in the Bojnice Spa... The best bath pool was built up
from stone, the other pools were from wood, but they were also nice and
clean.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th
centuries another reconstruction of the Spa and the castle was
accomplished by the lat owner of the castle - the count Jan Palffy.
Modern development of the Spa began in the thirties of the 20th
century, when the owner of the Spa was Jan Bata.
Bojnice aquired the statute of the
spa town on 17 June 1959. Since that time the spa treatment has been
provided not only for the home patients but also for the patients from
abroad.




